The media has taken notice of the problem of spent fuel being stored indefinitely at reactor sites, which, for now, will be there long after the plant has been taken offline… Continue reading “San Onofre in California is shut down. But its spent fuel still remains.”
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Three U.S. Nuclear Plants Threatened by Closure
The fate of one seems all but certain. The other two nuclear plants are in the hands of Illinois state politicians. Continue reading “Three U.S. Nuclear Plants Threatened by Closure”
Relay manufacturer quietly changes internal parts, creates potential safety hazard
Sometimes product manufacturers change out the parts in a particular equipment model without changing the model number. Even though there is little to no change in function or feature set — the change is invisible to the customer — when regulations are involved these invisible changes can have severe consequences. Continue reading “Relay manufacturer quietly changes internal parts, creates potential safety hazard”
Callaway back online after repairing reactor coolant system leak
The plant shut down in the middle of the night on July 23, 2015 after several control room alarms went off. . . . Continue reading “Callaway back online after repairing reactor coolant system leak”
Raspberry Pi 2 sheds new light on an old control room problem
A bug was discovered on the Raspberry Pi 2, a small computer intended to promote computer science education to children. While new to the Raspberry Pi, this is old news to the nuclear power industry . . . . Continue reading “Raspberry Pi 2 sheds new light on an old control room problem”
A nuclear plant is shutting down. Track its daily progress on Facebook (for the next 60 years).
When Vermont Yankee scrams on December 29th, it will be for the last time. Then, the dismantling process begins. It will take 60 years . . . . Continue reading “A nuclear plant is shutting down. Track its daily progress on Facebook (for the next 60 years).”
Lockheed Martin revives hope of forever ending the energy shortage
That’s right, we’re talking about nuclear fusion reactors. In October of 2014, Lockheed announced that they might actually be on to something. They are planning for a 10-second demonstration in five years . . . . Continue reading “Lockheed Martin revives hope of forever ending the energy shortage”
UFO spotted near Arkansas Nuclear One
Evidently, this is not the first UFO sighting near a nuclear plant. You just can’t make this stuff up. Especially when it’s caught on video . . . . Continue reading “UFO spotted near Arkansas Nuclear One”